Other Perspectives: Documentary Shorts Program

555 11th Street Northwest,Washington DC 20004

05 March, 2022

Description

Four short documentaries that take on the human experience. Talk with directors afterwards about deafness, immigration, militias and lies Magdalene's Lies directed by Julie Laurenz and Terrence Pillay (South Africa / 2021 / 26mins). To some Magdalene is a "Mother Teresa", to other's she is a rotten crook. When a global pandemic ravages her community, the real Magdalene is revealed. The Militiaman directed by David Peter Hansen ( USA / 2021 / 31.22 mins) In the hills of rural Pennsylvania, the leader of a local militia must prepare his men for the turbulent political landscape of 2020 while at war with his own conscience. My Brother is Deaf directed by Peter Hoffman Kimball (USA / 2021 / 10mins) A boy land his family learns that his younger brother is deaf. They try their best to understand. Regreso directed by Wijdane Balbiyar (USA / 2021 /5 mins) Achraf, a Moroccan teenager, tried to escape poverty by swimming his way from Africa to Europe.